Blue dot jawfish

[WrasseSandwich]

anthony, right now i am feeding the Dr. G's antibacterial frozen food. do you think it is worth a shot or do you think i am doomed if i don't get the baytril?

If you can't get the baytril i would attempt furan dips

 

[Anthony Calfo]

I very much agree with WrasseSandwich...Furan based meds are typically the default for practical apps (reality of hobbyist access to meds, and best among whats available). If the jawfish wasnt such a jumper, you could just give it 2-4 hour baths in a bucket and spare the obstacles of a Qt (not conditioned or ready, I presume...no disrespect) or stress no biofilters. Most antibiotics are only stable for a matter of hours...so thats all you need for a "long bath." Catching this fish every other day for 3+ dips is just not fun or funny.

You are doing well to feed antibiotic foods. You can actually add furans to the feed as well (pending what brand/dose you are able to get).

I'm sending you a PM for an alternate solution to help.

 

[Just Clownin Around]

never new this fish was so hard to keep. i always wanted one but now i will think twice. eventhough a breeding pair would be cool as a get out.

 

[Hyprviperx]

could you use a 5 gallon bucket filled about 1/3 and a small filter from like a tetra application for the qt tank since they are jumpers??

 

[Hyprviperx]

never new this fish was so hard to keep. i always wanted one but now i will think twice. eventhough a breeding pair would be cool as a get out.

+1 on that... i wanted one too

 

[butts182]

could you use a 5 gallon bucket filled about 1/3 and a small filter from like a tetra application for the qt tank since they are jumpers??

i acclimated mine in a 5g bucket and he went crazy everytime i looked in the bucket. he wanted to jump out or hide from me...then i decided to put a small rock in there for him to hide under...this really made him relax...so i think you could qt in a 5g bucket with a top, but i would put something in the bucket like a rock that he could hide under in order to reduce the stress level

 

[WrasseSandwich]

A piece of PVC works wonders on calming fish down

 

[butts182]

update...my fish is still alove and kicking. he swims around more freely more and more every day. he appears very happy, but his body still looks bad. i fed dr gs antibacterial for a week or so and then fed gut loaded brine shrimp (loaded with furan 2) for about 10 days. don't know what to do now, but i don't want to take him out of the tank to treat as this may cause unwanted stress

 

[WrasseSandwich]

update...my fish is still alove and kicking. he swims around more freely more and more every day. he appears very happy, but his body still looks bad. i fed dr gs antibacterial for a week or so and then fed gut loaded brine shrimp (loaded with furan 2) for about 10 days. don't know what to do now, but i don't want to take him out of the tank to treat as this may cause unwanted stress

Good to hear hes still alive. Can you treat the tank with furan 2

 

[butts182]

the directions say that you can, and i have thought about it, but i had several people tell me to do that cut loading brine trick instead of dosing the tank

 

[WrasseSandwich]

the directions say that you can, and i have thought about it, but i had several people tell me to do that cut loading brine trick instead of dosing the tank

Hmm, I might try this, how did u do it?